Subtype-selective electroporation of cortical interneurons

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 90, 2014, Pages

  De Marco Garcia, Natalia V ^a,b   Fishel, Gord ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FEIL FAMILY BRAIN AND MIND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortex; Development; Electroporation; Interneurons; Issue 90; Morphology; Mouse; Neuroscience

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; DLX5 PROTEIN, MOUSE; DLX6 PROTEIN, MOUSE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; INTERNEURON; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; GABAERGIC NEURONS; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INTERNEURONS; MICE; MICROINJECTIONS; PROSENCEPHALON;

EID: 84906351133     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51518     Document Type: Article

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